Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-17


to more prominence than ever before.
In Rock Island, rs in every other city in
the land, it has been since Thursday the
one topic of discussion every where In
the meantime McGarlgle is forgotten.
The public don't know where he is.
and cares less. Tue job of hang
ing these anarchists is on hand now
and everybody talks about and expresses
his opinion about it. The ARGUS has
gathered up few of the local ideas on
the subject and they are given below.
They show the sentiment of Rock Island
in one of the most famous legal cases of
the nineteenth century:
C. C. McIntirc; That's business
}. F. Mckbben: 1t is just right.
Hrury Curtis: The decision suits me
DIR. Il. L. Eyster: The decision is all
right.
Judge A A. Smith 1t is just as l ex-
pected
Postmaster Halves The decision is all
right
Squire s. F. Cooke: 1t pleases me
very much.
Superintendent OF Schools 5. S. Kem>
BILE: 1t is just
City Attorney McEnlry 1t seems to
me to he all right
J. l. Hans; think it is right, the fell
lows ought to hang.
Justice David Halves: Why, l think it
is the right kind of decision.
Congressman W Fl. Gest: 1t is the
| right kind of verdict exactly. 1t is
perfectly inst and proper.
Circuit Clerk E. H. Bowman Jr:
think the supreme court knew what they
were doing; its Just decision.
DR. Jos Mckee; II is Just right. The
execution of these anarchists may save
| thousands of human lives
VII Manager: It's Just right. When
men begin to shoot policemen in the per-
Torrance of their duty, its time to begin
hanging.
Sheriff T. 5, Silvis: The decision i.
exactly right, | would not object tc
hanging those fellows myssIf for the
reason that believe they deserve 1t.
Adar Pleasant: | believe there are er
not in favor of capital punishment
| Nevertheless these nen should be prop
erly punished.
! TIL. Thom4s: think its right. It's
serious thing to think of hanging seven
men hui when it is considered that the,
caused the death of seven policemen. ant
the wnunding of sixty, it seems iustifia
bic
" & Whitehead. Every thorough
going young American is glad to know
that the verdict is sustained. He ca
feel assured his heritage. America fn
Americans. will not suffer through
loose construction of its safeguard
Rev X F. Sweet: 1t Is terrible thin!
to take ones life, even in accomplishing
the ends Of justice. but the safety of so
ciely of human life and OF property de
mand that these men he hung. ! hop
that it will be dnLe without further de
lay
Maj J NJ Bearhsley: Its right, Thes
parties come here without any RESPONSE
biity and instead of sympathy with OF
laws. with the pronounced intention c
ovcTlhrowing our government, and il wi
he lesson which will have a wholesom
effect upon Others with socialIstc ten
denotes
Saville Johnston: It's all right. 1t
in accordance with the law and evident
and just suits me exactly 1t is Il glor
Gus victory for the cause of law an
order. The record in the case is nj
without errors, but the material fac
were undisputed and it is great mont
ment to public confidence in our Law
that they had trial at all.
f. E. Parmenter: The verdict was
Just one and the supreme court could NJ
. do otherwise than to affirm the decision
The trouble always has been that the
agitators who urge others on, usual
escape. The fellows who preach murd
and insurrection are equally guilty wi
those whom they use as catpaws to carl
out their murderous designs, and the
should all hang together.
| Col. H. Kohler, deputy county cler
A heavy amen" expresses my sentimen
exactly. 1t makes me angry every tir
hear of Most and those other agitatO
who, like myself. come from forei!
shores asking the hospitality of I'll
country and in the next moment, tn
'e around and try to overthrow our Law
If these foreigners are not America
: IN sentiment. il they cannot live he
without preaching or committing murd'
Or let them hang.
Robert Bennett, ex state master Wor
man Knights of Labor: 1t seems to me
be a little severe. Some of those men,
think, should have their sentence col
muted to life Imprisonment, yet, if tn
have proven conclusively-I have n
read the decision in full-that those me
each and all, had hand in the makir
or throwing of those bombs. han cling
none too severe for them. The time b
come when anarchy should be stamp
out in this country. and if these men q